Nation/Politics

Hindalco Industries Ltd, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, on Tuesday announced it will acquire US-based AluChem Companies Inc for $125 million (approximately Rs 1,075 crore) in an all-cash transaction to strengthen its global specialty alumina portfolio.In a regulatory filing, Hindalco said the deal will be executed through its step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Aditya…

Five persons died on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) after allegedly inhaling a toxic gas while attempting to rescue a cow that had fallen into a well in Dharnawada village of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, officials said. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at a private farmhouse under the Raghogarh sub-division, Deepa Dodve, Sub-Divisional Police Officer…

As part of Operation Sindhu, the Indian Air Force evacuated 31 Malayalis from Israel. A C-17 flight of the Indian Air Force that arrived at Palam Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday noon had 266 Indians, including 18 Keralites. Earlier, one person from Israel arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 8 a.m., while…

Oil prices fell sharply and global stocks rallied on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, easing fears of a broader conflict that could disrupt global crude supply.Benchmark US crude tumbled 4.9% to $65.12 a barrel, while Brent, the international benchmark, slid 4.8% to $67.14. The drop brought oil prices…

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval made the remarks in an address at a meeting of the security council secretaries of the SCO in Beijing. File. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) called for shunning double standards in combating terrorism and urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will maintain a cautious stance on interest rates and await more data before considering cuts—directly opposing President Donald Trump’s fresh demands for immediate rate reductions. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before…

A man has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district for allegedly “selling” his wife to his friend to pay off a debt, who later raped her, police officers said on Tuesday (June 24, 2025). According to the police, the women, a resident of Dhar’s Kanwan area, had lodged a complaint at the women’s police…

In a renewed push for secure, year-round connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre is set to revisit financial clearances for two key tunnel projects, Singhpora-Vailoo and Sudhmahadev-Dranga. This comes as part of renewed efforts on all-weather connectivity for Jammu and Kashmir following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.Both projects, which aim to create an…

Wreckage of the crashed Air India plane being lifted through a crane in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) said the black box of the Air India plane which crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this month was being examined by…

Bitcoin surged past the $105,000 mark on Tuesday, lifted by easing geopolitical tensions and robust inflows into spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). As of 12:31 pm IST, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was up 3.7% at $105,785, while Ethereum gained 8% to $2,430. The total crypto market capitalisation rose 4.74% to $3.27 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap, according…

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy released the book “From Destruction to Development”, authored by TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on June 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT In a stern message to his party colleagues, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of accountability…